Au Petit Bistro

The staff are very nice and the atmosphere is fine, but the food is subpar. My wife’s onion soup was good, but the «prawns» in my entrée of prawns and avocado were just bits of shrimp drowning in something like thousand island dressing (like, you’d expect this from Denny’s). My pork ribs were both too fatty and too dry (although the spiced honey flavoring was good), and my wife’s skate was stringy and tough. The green beans were limp and not too flavorful; they truly might have come from a can. However, my potatoes (an au gratin, basically) were quite good. Since we left so much food on our plates, they offered to bring us a cheese plate, which was a nice gesture that we refused (we were tired of the experience by then), but they brought the cheese plate anyway (which could be blamed on a translation issue). Dessert wasn’t great, either. The crème brulée was cold and a little bland. Very disappointing.

I love this place, the food and décor. The 13 euros menu is my favourite. Specially the chicken in mushroom sauce! It’s cheap and delicious!
However the waiters are EXTREMELY slow. I went there four times and EVERY SINGLE TIME had to wait around 20 minutes for them to bring the bill.

We visited this place on our last night in paris and truly recommend for great french food. I enjoyed the French onion soup and duck confit which was perfect. My partner had the duck salad and steak with peppercorn sauce which went down a treat. No complaints! They also served great Bordeaux red and good service all round.
Highly recommend this restaurant to Paris visitors.

À 3 personnes, nous avons pris des plats à la carte, poulet, agneau et avons été très satisfaits. Le prix était très raisonnable ainsi que le choix de vins. Le service attentionné!

Had an entrée, plat and dessert for a great price. Spent 15 euros for a Cote du Rhone. No regrets. Great service in a busy bistro. The food was good, but we could see that some wasn’t prepared on the spot. My wife forgave them when she received her dessert it was that good.

We spent 4 days in Paris down on Rue Mouffetard. I found this place through Unilocal and enjoyed it so much on night 1 that I had to bring my traveling partner there on night 3. She enjoyed it so much that we had to go back for more on night 4!
I can tell you that everything on the menu is outstanding. Try the grated mussels or salmon with crabmeat dip on toast for starters. You won’t be disappointed. The prices are excellent and you can get satiated for 20 Euros that includes a state, main course and desert.
Nice ambiance and excellent wait staff. Acoustics are perfect and the place gets very busy after 7p most nights, but you don’t feel crowded and definitely not rushed.

Restaurant avec un rapport qualité prix très correct! Le repas est bon sans être original mais cela vaut le coup pour un repas a 14,5 € entrée plat dessert! Une adresse à essayer si on veut manger les standards français sans se ruiner.

This place is a good bang for your buck when on Rue Mouffetard. They offer their menu of the day which includes an appetizer, entrée, and dessert. Wine by the glass starts at 3.50 €-9 €. They also offer an option for a quarter of a bottle of their house wine for 5 €. I enjoyed the carpaccio which included tomatoes, a sheep’s cheese, basil and olive oil. For my entrée I had the flank steak with a potatoe and green beans. For dessert I had the flan. The flan was just ok, but the other items were abaolutely delicious. I suggest this place if you are ever in the area.

Overall 5 stars. I will be back every time I visit Paris.
Food: 4 stars — Escargot, Duck Confit, Cod on rice with grilled veggies. Magnificent! We were picking the bones and wiping the plates it was so good!
Service: 5 stars — never waited for service and was happy to recommend favorites on every price tier.
Ambiance: 5 stars — Holy mother of god, this place is adorable. Cozy old school establishment.

Dinner here was delicious and inexpensive. The server was very unfriendly and did not smile once, but maybe he was having a bad night. The pre-​fixe menu had many choices and had English translations. There were definitely many tourists here, but it had a nice atmosphere.

i spend my new year’s eve there with my friend :) the menu is awesome and the services are very thoughtful and sweet. i strongly recommand the beef with potatos, also confit de canard, there are really delicious !

This is a bit late but reviewing my Parisian experience, I totally neglected to review this lovely place tucked into Rue Moffetard.
Our friends are regulars here as they have the fortune of living down the street. The meal one of Paris’ best deals especially if you select from the 3 or 4 course pre fixe menu. Service is very personable as it is husband wife team go out of their way to please guests.
The food was very typical French bistro, well done and not overdone or overpriced. Shhhhh… lets keep it to ourselves.

Very cute, picturesque Parisian bistro. My first dining experience during our few days in Paris and I loved it! :)
Au Petit Bistro is located right off of Rue Mouffetard. The prix fixe menu options are displayed (both in English and in French) right at the entrance and at very affordable prices. Ok… so maybe this caters a bit to tourists, but I appreciated the waiters that could speak English too.
Anyways, inside is very intimate. Like most French bistros/​brasseries, seating is very close to your neighbors. Time to get chummy!
Bf and I each got 3 courses:
*Mussels in a shellfish sauce. There was a bit of cheese sprinkled on top. Came out piping hot. Loved dipping my baguette in the broth. Delicious.
*Duck confit with a side of roasted potatoes and green beans. Enjoyed the duck. Flavorful. It wasn’t too dry. The veggie were so-​so.
*Crème brûlée. I’ve ALWAYS wanted to eat crème brûlée in Paris! It was good. Just a tiny bit surprised that the custard on the bottom was served cold. I’m use to it being warm. Not sure if this is the norm. But anyways, I enjoyed cracking on spoon on top! So cliché! But so french! =)
Bf tried the escargot for his appetizer. It was in a butter sauce. Soooo fresh and delicious. For his main dish, he got lamb with a side of scalloped potatoes. I loved his potatoes. I wish they were mine! For dessert it was chocolate mousse. I don’t remember the taste, but he enjoyed it.
Total for the entire meal was 28 euros. Not too bad, considering we got 3 courses each and they were sizable portions.
Oh and we tried to dine like Parisians. Slow, lots of talking, and savoring every mouthful.
We failed though, they still ate slower then us. =P

Salle chaleureuse et cosy, service très convivial, prix tout à fait corrects, Bonne entrecôte, et très bon irish coffee. pas mal du tout

Invitée hier soir par ma nièce au vernissage de la très jolie expo-​illustrations de sa copine de classe (
), je l’invite ensuite à dîner dans le quartier où nous nous trouvons, tout près de la rue Mouffetard.
J’ai envie d’un petit resto sympa, calme et pas cher… et j’ai très faim !!!
A mon grand étonnement, beaucoup de commerces sont fermés (il est environ 20h30)… Puis, hésitantes (mais mon estomac crie famine et nous sommes frigorifiées) nous nous décidons enfin à pousser la porte de ce bistro-​resto… pas trop de monde, peu de touristes, une cuisine française traditionnelle…
J’ai d’abord cru que son menu à 9 € (Entrée-​Plat-​Dessert) était réservé pour le déjeuner mais non… alors on a testé… et je peux dire que cette adresse propose un excellent rapport qualité-​prix !
Rassasiée en sortant, j’ai noté son adresse pour vous amis Unilocaleurs…;-)

Un joli bistrot bien décoré, où l’accueil est chaleureux et les assiettes bien garnies, tout ce qu’on demande à un bistrot finalement!